Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, November 2, I960 PERSONAL MENTION LOUIS LOBER, United Artists vice-president in charge of foreign operations, will leave New York today for the Middle East and Europe. • F. J. A. McCarthy, Universal Pictures assistant general sales manager, will leave here today for Indianapolis and Detroit. • Eddie Solomon, Embassy Pictures vice-president, has returned to New York from New Orleans. • Edward L. Hyman, vice-president of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, accompanied by his assistant, Bernard Levy, has returned to New York from a trip to the Middle West. • John Trevelyan, executive secretary of the British Board of Film Censorship, arrived in New York last night following Hollywood and Washington visits. He will leave here for London on Friday. • Arch Levy, Radio City Music Hall box-office treasurer, became a grandfather this week with the birth of a son to his daughter, Mrs. Robert Roth, at Royal Hospital, The Bronx. • Sam Jaffe, Hollywood theatrical agent, and Mrs. Jaffe, have arrived in New York from the Coast, and will sail from here today aboard the "Queen Elizabeth" for Europe. • Mrs. Irma Marshall, of National Theatre Supply, Atlanta, has returned there from a vacation in Florida. • Jack Hawkins will arrive in New York from London today via B.O.A.C. John Wayne, Mrs. Wayne and Russell Birdwell have returned to New York from London. gems of showmanship!... by national screen service" Calgary Newspaper Editorial Calls for Censorship Curbs, Stronger Court Role Special to THE DAILY TORONTO, Nov. 1.— Canadian newspapers are gradually leaping into the film censorship fray. The "Calgary Albertan" wrote: "Moral standards are maintained by positive means, rather than by negative restrictions." It said that films censorship opens "a wide door that invites thought control." The editorial goes on, "We are not urging that film producers should be given free rein to foist filth on the public. In this area, as in others, the preservation of a free society requires safeguards against the abuse of freedom. But it also requires that decisions as to when freedom has been abused should be made by the courts, operating within the framework of fairly precise legal definities, not by officials relying upon their own judgment and the approval of their political employers." Flick Will Address Canada Censor Meet Special to THE DAILY TORONTO, Nov. 1. -Canada's motiton picture censors gathered in Saint John, N. B., yesterday for a threeday convention under the chairmanship of George S. Enos, film censor chief in New Brunswick. Highlight of their meeting will be an address today by Hugh M. Flick, former New York State film censor. His presence indicates that the censors will hear the USA view of checking motion pictures. There is no question that the major subject of the convention will be regulation and classification, widi treatment next. C. J. Appel, executive director of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, will be present at the Flick address. He will sit in with the censors for one day. The view of the industry is that censor boards today are beginning to develop broader vision in keeping with the development of more adult themes by film makers and more adult tastes by the public. Canada has eight censorship boards in 10 provinces, the exceptions being Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, with the latter accepting films if passed by the N. B. board. Hanner Named Odeon Ad-Publicity Head Special to THE DAILY TORONTO, Nov. 1. Paul Hanner, formerly assistant director of the Odeon Theatres Canada Ltd. advertising and publicity section, has been placed in charge of the department. This follows the resignation of Ron Leonard who has gone into a rental business. Other promotions in the department, as announced by Frank H. Fisher, vice-president, make James Chalmers publicity manager and field man; William Morland head of advertising, and Yosh Togawa art department manager. Saturation Bookings For 'North to Alaska' Twentieth Century-Fox's Thanks-" giving release, "North to Alaska" has been set for a 400-print saturation engagement across the United States, it was reported yesterday by general sales manager C. Glenn Norris. The print order represents a 10 per cent increase over the original order, with De Luxe Laboratories processing the several hundred CinemaScope-color prints on a day-night basis. Openings on the attraction are spaced between Nov. 10, when the picture has its first opening at New York's Paramount Theatre, through the holiday eve. Following regional meetings with the company's field advertising and publicity managers, it was decided to support the saturation bows with local-level television and radio campaigns, supplementing an extensive newspaper advertising campaign. Rosmarin in Kamern's Post for MGM Int'l. The resignation of Lee Kamern and the appointment of Charles Rosmarin to succeed him as managing director of M-G-M in Italy was announced yesterday by Morton A. Spring, president of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer International. The changeover will take place January 1, effective date of Kamern's resignation. Rosmarin was formerly Continental manager of RKO Radio Pictures in Europe. His association with the film industry goes back 30 years. Kamern, once manager of the Astor Theatre on Broadway, had been with M-G-M since 1945. '£/' Preferred Dividend The board of directors of Universal Pictures Co. has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0625 per share on the 4Vi% cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 1 to stockholders of record at the close of business Nov. 15. Levine Signs ( Continued from page 1 ) Thief of Bagdad," now in production m North Africa under Arthur Lubin's direction. Steve Reeves and Georgia,§ti Moll are starred in the Titanus co-i * production being photographed in,|li wide-screen and Eastmancolor. "Morgan, the Pirate," with Steve Reeves starred as Morgan. Produced by Lux Films of Italy, "Morgan" wasiftl photographed in wide-screen andl ! Eastmancolor in Rome and on the it Island of Ischia. j (| "The Wonders of Aladdin," whichfi Levine is co-producing with Lux, Films. With Donald O'Connor starred, in the title role, "Aladdin" goes before the wide-screen, Eastmancolor' cemeras on Dec. 1 in Tunis under Henry Levin's direction. MGM and Embassy are currently, associated in the U.S. and Canadian' release of "Where the Hot Wind Blows," starring Gina Lollobrigida and Yves Montand. This film is being, released under a separate contract Vogel 'Grateful' In revealing the agreement, Vogelj stated, "The entire Metro organization is extremely gratified to have commenced this long-range association with Mr. Levine. He has certainly demonstrated his dynamic showmanship and all of us are certain that this joint venture will be a happy and profitable one." At the same time, Levine declared, "This agreement is a great step forward for Embassy Pictures and I know that together with the illustrious MGM organization, we will de-L. monstrate the kind of energetic show-j f manship which will result not only in success for our respective companies but will provide the theatre owners of the United States and the world with pictures for the mass-appeal audience." Beaver Champion in New Offices Today Beaver Champion Attractions, the newly-formed company headed byl James A. Mulvey which will special-; ize in high budget merchandising campaigns for feature films, will move its headquarters to a new location at 1270 Avenue of the Americas today.: The company, which also will participate in co-production arrange-, ments, has been assigned one of the telephone company's latest exchanges LT 1-0080. 'Epitaph9 Big in Detroit DETROIT, Nov. 1. Boris D. Kaplan's "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" opened to sensational business here at the Palm State Theatre. The Columbia release grossed a huge $14,950 in the first five days of its MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V. Fecke, Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. 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